Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-16
SCHOOL CHILDREN.

The Census OF Persons In Rock Island
Between the ages of and RI Years
as Furnished by MT. Geo. w. COpp---
Interesting Unsatisfactory
Mr.. Geo. W. Copp, whom the board of
education appointed to take the school
census of Rock Island. has completedhis
task. And from the records furnished by
him, some interesting figures are obtained
The report shows the names of parents or
guardians having children within the
school ages to 81 years-and also under
p years of age residing in the school dis
trict 10 Rock Island.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MIR. Cops report shows the following
figures by wards:
First Ward-Nnmber of males between
the ages of and 81 years, 2S4; females,
279; total persons between the age of 6
and 81 years, 563 Males under 81 years
of age ASS, females, 430 total under 81
years, SSS.
Second ward-Number of males be-
tween and 81 years of age, $50; fe-
males $40; total, $50 Males under 81
wears of age, 533; females, 52l; total.
1854
Third ward-Number of males between
6 aud 81 years of age, 332; females, 345
total 677. Under 81 years of age, males,
1853; females. SIG; total, 994
Fourth ward-Number of males be
tween and 81 years of age. 204; fe-
males 204; total, 40S. Males under 81
wears OF age, 295; females, 2s1; total,
576.
Fifth ward-Males between 6 and 81
years, 2S8; femaler 1858; total. $50
Under p years of age, males, 400; fe
males, 427; total. 1927.
Sixth ward-Males between 8 and q
years, 1858; females 259; total, 522. I'm
der 81 wears, males, 399; females, 81
total, no.
Seventh ward-Males between 6 and 81
years of age, 200; females, 1877; total,
3s7. Males under q years. 307; females,
1872; total. 500.
Total males between and 21 years,
1910; females. 1852; grand total, 3,s02
Total males under 81 years, 1850; fe'
males, 2,S4S; grand total. 5, 70S.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
1t is ascertsined, too, that in st. Mary's
private schools there are 3 females be-
tween the age Of and 81 years, So male:
and the same number of females under p
years of age. In the German Lutheran
there are males between the ages of {
and 81 years, 80 males under 81 and Il
females. In Mrs. Roessler's school
female between 6 and 81, 10 males under
q and Is females, In the German
English school male and l female be,
tween 6 and 81, 50 males under and 2t
females. In St. Joseph's school, 9 fe-
males between and 81. 1870 males anc
1870 females under 81. In Augustant
college 81 males between 6 and 81; 22s
males under 81 years of age From this
therei is showing of "a males in private
schools between 6 and 81, and IA fe.
males; total SO. Under 81 there are in
private schools, SAT males and 2S6 fe,
males, making a total OF 1913.
COMPARISON
The last school census taken two years
ago by MIR. W. L. Sweeney, showed thai
there were 1852 males in the public
schools between 6 and 81, and l 1902 fe,
males; total. 1864. Under 81: males
2,719; females, 2,6S2; total. 5,401. II
the private schools of Rock Island at that
time, there were 512 males between ant
p and 344 females; total. $50. Under
21, IA males, II females; total 25.
The comparison shows steady anG
healthy increase in the number of schoo
children, which means an increase in
population.